| Contents of This Page |
 1. Introduction |
| 2. Definitions |
| 3. Births With Medi-Cal as Primary Payer |
| 4. Births to Mothers With No High School Degree |
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Introduction
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Low socioeconomic status has previously been shown to be a risk factor for poor birth outcomes.
The percent of births for which the payer for labor and delivery was Medi-Cal and the percent of mothers with no high school degree are used
as indicators of low socioeconomic status.
Medi-Cal is the name of the federal Medicaid program in California.
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Definitions
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Medi-Cal Payer
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This refers to any birth record indicating that Medi-Cal or Medicare paid
for labor and delivery. Note that Medi-Cal is the name of the federal Medicaid program in California.
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No high school degree
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Prior to 2006, the birth certificate included information on the number of years
of education completed by the mother. IPODR considered a mother who completed 11 or less years of
schooling as having "no high school degree." Starting in 2006, the actual degree information was captured
for the birth certificate, and that information is used in IPODR from that year forward.
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Tables and Figures
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| Number and Percent of Births with Medi-Cal as Primary Payer by Race/Ethnicity, California and San Mateo County, 2008 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
San Mateo County | California |
| N | All
Births | % | N | All
Births | % |
| Hispanic |
1,896 |
3,236 |
58.6 |
189,755 |
286,702 |
66.2 |
| Non-Hispanic White |
201 |
2,862 |
7.0 |
32,407 |
145,742 |
22.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Black |
89 |
168 |
53.0 |
15,886 |
29,317 |
54.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander |
288 |
2,673 |
10.8 |
14,979 |
67,221 |
22.3 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Race |
396 |
818 |
48.4 |
7,122 |
21,034 |
33.9 |
| Overall |
2,870 |
9,757 |
29.4 |
260,149 |
550,016 |
47.3 |
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Births with unknown payer are not included
Categories with less than 10 live births are grayed
Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Births with Medi-Cal as Primary Payer, San Mateo County, 2006-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Births with Medi-Cal as Primary Payer, California and San Mateo County, 2005-2008 |
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| Download as PDF |
| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Number and Percent of Births to Mothers with No High School Degree by Race/Ethnicity, California and San Mateo County, 2008 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
San Mateo County | California |
| N | All
Births | % | N | All
Births | % |
| Hispanic |
1,228 |
2,899 |
42.4 |
123,496 |
281,638 |
43.8 |
| Non-Hispanic White |
54 |
2,748 |
2.0 |
8,959 |
144,097 |
6.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Black |
28 |
141 |
19.9 |
4,852 |
28,870 |
16.8 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander |
48 |
2,566 |
1.9 |
3,480 |
65,964 |
5.3 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Race |
83 |
313 |
26.5 |
1,891 |
13,363 |
14.2 |
| Overall |
1,441 |
8,667 |
16.6 |
142,678 |
533,932 |
26.7 |
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Births with unknown education are not included
Categories with less than 10 live births are grayed
Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Births to Mothers with No High School Degree, San Mateo County, 2006-2008 |
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| Download as PDF |
| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Births to Mothers with No High School Degree, California and San Mateo County, 2005-2008 |
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| Download as PDF |
| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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